My day, in brief

[cjsmith]

Dentist appointment uneventful

Got laid off

Goofed off for rest of day

Now don't quite know what to do with self. "See" you in the morning!

Comments

[wldrose.livejournal.com]

Ok sweets if this is your idea of OK

what dose it take to freak you out?

I am sorry and I hope every thing works.

Ash

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

*chuckle* That did come out sounding kind of odd, didn't it? Actually I was not only expecting this for a long time, I actually volunteered to be one of the ones cut. So the only unhappy/stressful bit is the now-finality of it, the fact I'm not going to be there Ever Again.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Yay! Joe wondered if it would be today. I guessed Friday. ;)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

As of Monday, I thought Thursday. As of Tuesday, I was very very sure it would be Wednesday. Well! Now I have today off... what to do? What to do? Oh wait! After today, it seems I also have the whole rest of the year off! :-)

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Don't you have a Thanksgiving-weekend trip to prepare for? Calls to practice? Kitties to scritch? ;)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Kittiiiiiiiieeeees! :-) :-)

Yes, I should study C4 for this weekend (in Chicago dancing with people who have been told I am gaining a clue) and I should write some more stuff for the Thanksgiving weekend (calling) and then, well, it's just holiday shopping and suchlike.

[joedecker.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on getting laid off! (I hope you got a big package...)

(rereading that, I mean that last bit in at least two different ways, although only one of them probably has anything to do with work.)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

No comment. 8-)

Oh, the severance. Yeah, it's nice, as good as the last group got. I only wish I could defer the lump sum payment into next tax year, so as to avoid losing most of it.

[abz6598.livejournal.com]

Well, that sorta makes my day look pretty tame by comparison.

Lotsa luck kiddo.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I am going to GOOF OFF for a while. Unless the perfect job falls in my lap, that is. That would be a difficult decision, because I'd like some time off, but I'm not stupid enough to turn anything down in this economy.

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Goofing off is good. Having done that to some degree for a few months, I'm now getting into the idea of the stuff I can accomplish around here. But the goofing off was necessary at first.

Congratulations!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I think that's very true, at least for me and for many people I know: we need to goof off a bit before we find what we need to do next. Rob phrases it as "you have to get bored."

[butterfly-smile.livejournal.com]

Glad about the denist....
Sorry about the lay off...but you are not surprised.....hope the package was good....
I know the feeling of "not sure what to do with yourself" was that way for awhile......I have to say that my house has never been cleaner...
Hugs

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Package will keep me going for a while, thank goodness. And yes, I have ALREADY started on cleaning things up around here! Amazing, isn't it? :-) :-)

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

It's a relief, innit? :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

'Tis! Phew.

[redgrrl.livejournal.com]

Ceej, hope this turns into a positive time for you. You've gone through so much shit lately -- it's probably good that you're getting time to think about stuff and figure out what to do next.

Hugs,
-Wen

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks -- I hope so too. I'm thinking of it as my get-my-head-together time, and I'm crossing my fingers that I can make some progress on that front before the next batch of brown stuff hits the rotating blades. Not that I know yet what that would be, but I've just got a feeling that there's something still out there with my name on it!

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Got laid...

My brain stopped there and though "nice" ;)

But then I saw the other word. Bummer, but at least you won't be the one turning off the lights. Hope you got a good package.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

They kept more people than I expected, but still, it won't be very cheerful in that group for a while. I'm glad it's not me. The package will tide me over for a while, which is a very very happy thing!

[itsmegidget.livejournal.com]

CJ... I am sorry about the layoff... but enjoy being free for a little while... hope the package was good.

Take care
Gidget

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I'll be okay for a while. And I bet my house will get nice and organized! :-)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Um... congratulations?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes, thank you! :-)

[firecat]

May you discover rewarding work as soon as you want to!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And hopefully no sooner... I no like hard decisions. :-)

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Conga Rats, and here's to a glorious future - sometime. But it sounds like now's the time to veg and regroup and have a bit of a physical/psychological/spiritual rest.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It sure is! I'm glad I can see the sun peeking out a bit now, as I look out the window... I needed that. :-)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you got what you wanted, since you were a "volunteer". Still, can't be easy... Good luck!!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

You're absolutely right that it's not as easy as I thought. At least severance pay helps a great deal, and knowing that I volunteered (and maybe helped someone else be able to stay) feels very good.

[sirdiesel.livejournal.com]

Like everybody else, I just want to say good luck with whatever you choose to do next, and enjoy your goofing off time :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :-)

[tsjafo.livejournal.com]

My wife got laid off Tuesday. *sigh* 'Tis the season. *hugs*

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

'Tis indeed! It does sorta suck that this tends to happen just before the holidays. Me, I don't mind this particular instance, but many people do. I hope your wife is OK emotionally. Is she currently searching for a new job?

Re:

[tsjafo.livejournal.com]

Yup, 'specially since I can't work. She just got information on a job at the school the kids and me are going. If she gets it, not only will we have income, but we'll get a discount on school. Here's hopin'.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I wish you both the best of luck on that score, then! [fingers crossed]

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

((Hugs)). Hope your package was good (I think I had 1 month's pay when I was let go last year).
I hope good things come of it.
(I think good things came from my layoff, the job I got afterwards wasn't great but while I wasn't working or just when I came back I got pregnant with Alan!)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Well, that's something your previous employer probably didn't mean to be giving you! ;-) I'm glad it worked out that way, though!

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

What a mitzvah you did! Enjoy your leisure time, you deserve it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! So far today I have been quite unproductive, and it's been great.

[thorswitch.livejournal.com]

I know you were kind of wanting to get laid off, so should I be offering congratulations? I have no doubt you'll find a new one pretty quickly, though!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm not strenuously looking right now; I'd rather take time off. But if the perfect job presents itself, I'll have a tough decision to make. Right now I should be updating my resume because a very smart group of people has an opening and I just might be able to get an offer...